Aunt – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

The household of an 11-year-old woman who survived the bloodbath at Robb Elementary Faculty in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday says the 4th grader performed dead after the gunman entered her classroom.

Miah Cerrillo's aunt and godmother stated the 4th grader is struggling to cope and telling them what she witnessed during the capturing.

"Around midnight my sister-in-law referred to as me and she was just crying, like 'I think it just hit Miah. I believe every little thing got here to reality now,'" mentioned Blanca Rivera.

Rivera mentioned Miah's instructor, Irma Garcia, was one of the two academics killed. Her buddies and classmates had been additionally targeted.

Rivera mentioned that's when Miah went into survival mode.

"Miah received some blood and put it on herself so she could fake she was useless," stated Rivera. "It is an excessive amount of for me to play that scene over and over again, but that's what my sister-in-law stated is that she saw her good friend filled with blood and she or he received blood and put it on herself."

Miah was injured however taken to the hospital and has been launched.

"My brother stated she had bullet fragments in her back," said Rivera.

Rivera, a mom of three, stated the family is rallying round Miah to assist her recover physically, emotionally and spiritually.

"At this point, we just have to pray and ask God to assist us transfer forward via this case, I know it's traumatizing as it is," mentioned Rivera.

Nearly everyone within the town of Uvalde has been touched by the loss of somebody within the mass capturing at Robb Elementary College, residents are supporting each other as they begin dealing with the tragedy.